Queen's Indian Defense, with e3 is a chess opening with the ECO code E14. It goes 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. b3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bb2 Bb7 9. Bd3. White opens with 1. Nf3 (the Zukertort/Réti knight move) and Black answers 1... d5. After 17 moves it is Black to move. The lesson on the board explains every move of the line and lets you play it yourself; it is free.
The moves
1. Nf3 – White plays the knight to f3
1... d5 – Black plays the pawn to d5
2. e3 – White plays the pawn to e3
2... Nf6 – Black plays the knight to f6
3. c4 – White plays the pawn to c4
3... e6 – Black plays the pawn to e6
4. Nc3 – White plays the knight to c3
4... Be7 – Black plays the bishop to e7
5. d4 – White plays the pawn to d4
5... O-O – Black castles kingside
6. b3 – White plays the pawn to b3
6... b6 – Black plays the pawn to b6
The line goes on for 5 more moves; the lesson shows them all.
About the Queen's Indian Defense, with e3
A Queen's Indian where White plays a quiet e3 and Bd3 setup. Black still uses ...b6 and ...Bb7 to control e4.
The Bb7 bishop fights White's Bd3 for the e4 square.
Black plays ...c5 and ...d5 for a solid central share.
Watch for White's e4 push or a kingside attack with Bd3 aimed at h7.
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